[File image] A man in handcuffs. 1 minute Free State police have arrested 271 wanted criminals. This follows the weeklong Operation Shanela which saw a total of over 1 200 arrests during targeted raids. Offences range from possession of dangerous weapons, illegal dealing in liquor, possession of drugs and assault. Police spokesperson Sinah Mpakane says…
Graphic depicting a drug arrest 1 minute Police in Cape Town have confiscated drugs worth R18 million and firearms at a storage facility in Roeland Street. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says officers acted on a tipoff about drugs and firearms being stored at the address. He says a suspect has been arrested. “They conducted…
Arrest graphic 1 minute A suspect has been arrested after a blind pensioner in her 80s was brutally stabbed to death at her home in Phoenix north of Durban this week. Her 60-year-old daughter was also stabbed in the incident. Reports from the scene say the suspect was known to the women but police are…
N2 in KZN being cleared of snow 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Department says teams have been deployed to assess damages caused by strong winds and snow fall in parts of Umkhanyakude and Umsunduzi among others. The department’s spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says many houses and schools have been destroyed, shelter…
Initiates at a school 1 minute The Limpopo government says it has taken steps to ensure that this year’s initiation season is successful. It is set to run from the 23rd of this month until July 21. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Basikopo Makamu addressed more than 600 traditional surgeons, care givers and school…
Braamfischerville residents in Soweto protest on June 4, 2025, following Likhona Fose’s murder. 1 minute The case of the 39-year-old suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Likhona Fose, has been postponed to June 18 in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Mduduzi Mnisi is facing a murder charge after the 14-year-old girl’s mutilated…
2 minutes The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has attained an order from the Special Tribunal to seize a portion of the Farm Zandrivierspoort, outside Louis Trichardt, Limpopo. Portion 15 of the farm was allegedly bought with funds obtained fraudulently from the National Lotteries Commission. The SIU found that three non-profit organisations fraudulently received…
2 minutes Authorities in the Eastern Cape have recovered the minibus taxi that was carrying ten missing learners in the Mthatha region. The vehicle was swept into a river in Decoligny on Tuesday following severe flooding caused by heavy rains across the province. Nine people have since lost their lives in severe flooding in the…
Motorists should avoid the Kliprivier and Heidelburg road. 1 minute A truck has caught fire near the R59, close to Heidelburg Road in Johannesburg, where a protest is currently underway. Gauteng traffic police are advising motorists to avoid the area and use alternative routes. Spokesperson Sello Maremane says motorists should also avoid the Kliprivier and…
2 minutes Wood and paraffin sales are soaring in parts of the eastern Free State, where a cold front continues to unleash a bitter cold front. Residents of Meqheleng in Ficksburg say they are doing whatever they can to stay warm and safe. Perched around the mountainous area, the community of Meqheleng knows the harsh…
